The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson: Comprising Also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway LocomotiveHarper, 1868 - 501 páginas |
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... occasions a considerable loss of time on a long journey , each stoppage for this purpose occupy- ing from ten to fifteen minutes . To avoid such stoppages larger tenders have been provided , capable of carrying as much as 2000 gallons ...
... occasions a considerable loss of time on a long journey , each stoppage for this purpose occupy- ing from ten to fifteen minutes . To avoid such stoppages larger tenders have been provided , capable of carrying as much as 2000 gallons ...
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... occasion , Sir Humphry Mackworth , an ingenious coal - miner at Neath , was the projector . Waller , in his " Essay on Mines , " pub- lished in 1698 , takes the opportunity of eulogizing Sir Humphry's " new sailing - wagons , for the ...
... occasion , Sir Humphry Mackworth , an ingenious coal - miner at Neath , was the projector . Waller , in his " Essay on Mines , " pub- lished in 1698 , takes the opportunity of eulogizing Sir Humphry's " new sailing - wagons , for the ...
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... single wheel placed in front of the engine , and working in a swivel frame , enabling it to run round in a circle . Another experiment was made out of doors , on which occasion , CHAP . II . ] MURDOCK'S MODEL ENGINE . 67.
... single wheel placed in front of the engine , and working in a swivel frame , enabling it to run round in a circle . Another experiment was made out of doors , on which occasion , CHAP . II . ] MURDOCK'S MODEL ENGINE . 67.
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... occasion he lifted as much as sixty stones ' weight - a – 6 × × 3 striking indication of his strength of bone and muscle . When the pit at Mid Mill was closed , George and his compan- ebs . ion Coe were sent to work another pumping ...
... occasion he lifted as much as sixty stones ' weight - a – 6 × × 3 striking indication of his strength of bone and muscle . When the pit at Mid Mill was closed , George and his compan- ebs . ion Coe were sent to work another pumping ...
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... occasion favored with the shoes of his sweetheart to sole . One can imagine the pleasure with which he would linger over such a piece of work , and the pride with which he would execute it . A friend of his , still living , relates that ...
... occasion favored with the shoes of his sweetheart to sole . One can imagine the pleasure with which he would linger over such a piece of work , and the pride with which he would execute it . A friend of his , still living , relates that ...
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